Side-by-side comparison
Pick up to 4 cities. Best value in each row is highlighted.
+ Amsterdam+ Barcelona+ Berlin+ Copenhagen✓ Hamburg+ Lisbon+ Madrid✓ Munich+ Paris✓ Porto+ Vienna+ Warsaw
● sourced · ● placeholdercountry-level / regional = not city-specific
| Metric | Porto | Hamburg | Munich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | |||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,150 / mo | €1,170 / mo | €1,530 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 85 | 109 | 109 |
| Lifestyle | |||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 2,468 h / yr | 1,557 h / yr | 1,777 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 15% | 89% | 91% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 62% | 85% | 82% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 74% | 74% | 77% |
| Opportunity | |||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 6.3% | 5.3% | 3.0% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €13,800 | €29,900 | €34,700 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | 1.6% | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 605 | 613 | 613 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 200 Mbps | 135 Mbps | 135 Mbps |
| Taxes | |||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 27% | 37% | 37% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 23% | 19% | 19% |